{"id":233366,"date":"2024-10-16T09:32:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/16\/joana-gyan-cudjoe-challenges-petition-to-bar-her-candidacy-in-amenfi-central-race\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:32:37","slug":"joana-gyan-cudjoe-challenges-petition-to-bar-her-candidacy-in-amenfi-central-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/16\/joana-gyan-cudjoe-challenges-petition-to-bar-her-candidacy-in-amenfi-central-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Joana Gyan Cudjoe challenges petition to bar her candidacy in Amenfi Central race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) Amenfi Central parliamentary candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, has appealed the Electoral Commission over a petition seeking to stop her from contesting in the upcoming December 7 poll.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the parliamentary candidate, Ayine and Associates, in an October 15 letter to the EC, stressed that Joana Gyan Cudjoe remains the NDC\u2019s duly elected candidate of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe write as lawyers for and on behalf of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Joana Gyan Cudjoe who is the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Amenfi Central Consistency for the 2024 Parliamentary Elections (hereinafter called \u201cour clients\u201d), on whose instructions we write to you in respect of the above subject matter,\u201d the opening paragraph of the lawyers letter read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe instruction of our clients is that they have become aware of an alleged petition dated September 13, 2024 and a subsequent letter dated September 24, 2024 served on your office wherein the petitioners claim that there is a purported pending order of interlocutory injunction restraining Joana Gyan Cudjoe from holding herself out as the duly elected NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Amenfi Central Consistency in the Western Region, and also restraining both the NDC and the Electoral Commission, their agents and officers from holding out, allowing Joana Gyan Cudjoe to be held out, dealt with in any way, recognized or afforded any rights or privileges as the duly elected NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Amenfi Central Constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, declared his intention to contest again as an independent candidate after losing the NDC\u2019s primary to Joana Gyan Cudjoe.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) Amenfi Central parliamentary candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, has appealed the Electoral Commission over a petition seeking to stop her from contesting in the upcoming December 7 poll. 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